Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2, 2016 | 14:25 | Fin Whale | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Marine Drive-where the road ends |
Sue, Carol and Bill | |
| October 1, 2016 | 15:25 | Fin Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Marine drive |
Mike Kelly, Sue, Bill and Carol |
| September 17, 2016 | 14:15 | Fin Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
3.5 miles SE of Toll Gate, Marine Drive |
Mike Craine |
| September 6, 2016 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Calf |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| September 2, 2016 | 19:05 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
West of the Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| August 29, 2016 | 12:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Port St Mary |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| August 29, 2016 | 14:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
The Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| August 29, 2016 | 14:36 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 4 |
Langness |
Tom Kneale |
| August 28, 2016 | 09:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
The Sound |
Cheryl Gatfield |
| August 27, 2016 | 13:00 | Common Dolphin | 45 | 5 | Bow riding | 15 |
10 miles NW Peel |
John Corlett |
| August 26, 2016 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Douglas harbour entrance |
Kevin Walmsley |
| August 25, 2016 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 13 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Chicken Rock |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| August 25, 2016 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 14 | 0 | Not recorded | 7 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton (Shona Boat Trips) |
| August 25, 2016 | 12:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 6 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton (shona Boat Trips) |
| August 25, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
The Sound |
chris Burton(shona Boat Trips) |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig |